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Windows Phone getting Xbox LIVE integration tips Microsoft job ad

Satsuki Then, Dec 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

Microsoft have tipped their hand for upcoming integration between Xbox LIVE and Windows Mobile, after a job listing was spotted for a "principal program manager" responsible for "bringing Xbox LIVE enabled games to Windows Mobile". While there are no specifics - and it seems unlikely, given the state of current smartphone performance, that we'll see Xbox 360 titles ported to Microsoft's smartphones any time soon - the initial push appears to be bringing avatars, IM chatting and profile browsing to mobile devices. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 51 2009

Shane McGlaun, Dec 20th 2009 Discuss [0]

Here we are again with another week in review, the last week in review before Christmas! That Google Nexus One smartphone that seems incapable of staying out of pictures and video popped up again with word at first that it was good for EDGE on AT&T. A later update found that support for AT&T at all was unknown. Read The Full Story

iPhone pips WinMo in US smartphone marketshare

Vincent Nguyen, Dec 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple have pulled ahead of Microsoft in terms of smartphone market share, according to a comScore report detailing October's US mobile traffic. The research firm has been tracking month-by-month usage across multiple platforms, and while RIM still leads the way with roughly 15m devices in use, the iPhone has pulled ahead of Windows Mobile's roughly 7m devices by around 2m. Read The Full Story

AT&T announce HP iPAQ Glisten 3G WinMo world-phone

Chris Davies, Nov 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

You have to give HP and AT&T some credit: it takes guts to call your new smartphone the HP iPAQ Glisten. Kicking off with a name that turns some peoples' stomachs doesn't seem like a particularly clever plan, but AT&T are hoping that the specifications of this particular 3G world-phone will help them see past the unusual moniker. The iPAQ Glisten gets an AMOLED touchscreen display, Windows Mobile 6.5 OS and a 3.1-megapixel camera, together with both WiFi and GPS. They've also packed it with all the 3G bands you'll need not only in the US but while traveling too, though you'll obviously have to deal with AT&T's roaming rates as well. Read The Full Story

Windows Marketplace for Mobile lands on 6.0 and 6.1 smartphones

Chris Davies, Nov 17th 2009 Discuss [1]

Back in July, Microsoft pleased a whole lot of legacy Windows Phone device users by promising that Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 handsets would eventually have access to the new Marketplace for Mobile, the company's on-device download store. The arrival of Windows Mobile 6.5 has come and gone - complete with the Marketplace - and now Microsoft have green-flagged the app store for 6.0 and 6.1 handsets. Read The Full Story

Samsung may drop Windows Mobile for Android

Shane McGlaun, Nov 10th 2009 Discuss [0]

When it comes to smartphone operating systems it doesn’t take a genius to see that Android is the hottest OS on the market. Android devices are starting to flood the market and except for AT&T, all major wireless carriers in the US offer Android phones. Read The Full Story

Barnes and Noble prepping Android & WinMo ebook apps

Chris Davies, Oct 22nd 2009 Discuss [1]

Barnes and Noble's nook fact sheet [pdf link] has revealed upcoming Android and Windows Mobile versions of their ebook reader software, though the software is not yet available to download either from the publisher's download page or the Android Market. The document suggests that the apps will support B&N's last-page-read sync, and be available for free. Read The Full Story

Kempler & Strauss Billionair 7 GSM quad-band 3.5G phone launches

Shane McGlaun, Oct 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

Kempler & Strauss has been very busy over the last week with new products being introduced. First we were hit with the cool W PhoneWatch with its included Communicator. Today the company is back with the official launch of its Billionair 7 mobile phone. Read The Full Story

HTC Touch HD 2 Shuns Windows Mobile and Embraces Android

Evan Selleck, Sep 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

The Touch HD released last year, and while it held its own within its fifteen minutes of fame, like many other HTC/Windows Mobile devices out there, it quickly faded into the throes of the past. Well, it's time for HTC to release a sequel, and yes, you can guess what it's called: the Touch HD 2. But we're not getting a simple rehash this time around, or even an upgraded Windows Mobile 6.5. No, we get to see more Android. Read The Full Story

Samsung Omnia II Up for Pre-Order on Amazon, but for Sanity’s Sake You Probably Shouldn’t Look

Evan Selleck, Sep 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Amazon is pretty much a bastion of information at this point, isn't it? Things keep popping up on their site, both locally and globally that would lead most manufacturers to pull their hair out in frustration. And while we're sure that this time around, in regards to Samsung, no one is all that upset with the phone finding its way to the digital shelves, we're sure that someone has to be upset. Or maybe angry at the world. Because that's the only realistic way the Omnia II could have acquired a price like this. Read The Full Story

Sprint Announces HTC Touch Pro 2 for September 8 Due Date

Evan Selleck, Aug 31st 2009 Discuss [0]

And it's going to cost a pretty penny. While the T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 is already available for the same price, there were a few people out there who were hoping that HTC's Touch Pro 2 would see at least somewhat of a price drop, once it reached the Now Network. Either way, we're sure someone out there is still clamoring for this thing, and thankfully September 8 seems to be the day of days, so to speak. Read The Full Story

Sunno S880 packs both Android and WinMo, borrows Idou style

Chris Davies, Aug 28th 2009 Discuss [1]

We're accommodating, understanding sorts here at SlashGear, and so we'll let slide the fact that Sunno's S880 looks in no minor way like Sony Ericsson's Idou smartphone. Instead we'll concentrate on the fact that the Chinese company is claiming that the S880 will dual-boot between Android and Windows Mobile, each OS sharing the handset's capacious 3.6-inch WVGA display. Read The Full Story